Board Books

Board books are one of the greatest inventions of literate culture. Not only do they enable babies and toddlers to enjoy books, they allow those books to be enjoyed and not simultaneously destroyed. Naturally, the pictures and text (if there is any) are pretty basic, but it's enough to keep homunculi busy while laying the foundation for a lifetime of book-loving.

We don't currently carry a ton of board books, but we're working on that. If we expect to raise children dedicated to reading, we need to get books in their hands as soon as they're tactilely proficient, if not before. Most of these aren't even stories; instead, they teach kids important words, animal facts, or basic manners. Fortunately, their intended audience is largely too young to understand the difference.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A BabyLit Camping Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Alice in Wonderland: A BabyLit Colors Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
All Aboard! Pacific Northwest
All Aboard!
by Kevin Meyers, Haily Meyers
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Anna Karenina: A BabyLit Fashion Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
from Henry Holt and Company
Word Books/Animal Stories for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson
from HarperFestival
Humorous Book on Botany for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Christmas Carol: A BabyLit Colors Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Don Quixote: A BabyLit Spanish Primer
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Dracula: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Each Peach Pear Plum
by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
from Puffin Books
Rhyming Story for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Emma - A BabyLit Emotions Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
First Bible Basics
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Frankenstein: A BabyLit® Anatomy Primer
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
From Eden to Bethlehem
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Gallop!
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing
for Nursey-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$16.95
God Speaks
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Gone Wild
by David McLimans
from Bloomsbury Publishing
for Nursery-Preschool
2007 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Good Night, Gorilla
by Peggy Rathmann
from Penguin Putnam
Picture Only Books for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
from HarperFestival
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney, illustrations by Anita Jeram
from Candlewick Press
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Holy Week
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
I Went Walking
by Sue Williams
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$6.95
Jabberwocky: A BabyLit Nonsense Primer
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jamberry
by Bruce Degen
from HarperCollins
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom
from Little Simon
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Jesus Heals
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Jungle Book: A BabyLit Animals Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Kingdom of Heaven
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Les Miserables - A BabyLit French Primer
by Jennifer Adams
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Let There Be Light
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek
by Johannah Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 1st-3rd grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$12.00
Little Fur Family
by Margaret Wise Brown
from HarperCollins
Animal Fantasy/Rhyming Stories for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Little Naturalists: John James Audobon Painted Birds
by Kate Coombs
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Little Naturalists: The Adventures of John Muir
by Kate Coombs
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Midsummer Night's Dream - A BabyLit Fairies Primer
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Mitten
by Jan Brett
from Penguin Putnam
Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Moby Dick: A BabyLit Ocean Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Montessori: Letter Work
from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Kindergarten
$10.99 $6.50 (1 in stock)
Montessori: Number Work
Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Kindergarten
$10.99
Montessori: Shape Work
Ina Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Preschool
$10.99 $6.50 (1 in stock)
Odyssey: A BabyLit Monster Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Old Hat New Hat
by Stan & Jan Berenstain
from Random House
for Preschool-1st Grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$5.99
Our God
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Pete's a Pizza
by William Steig
from HarperFestival
Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Psalm 23
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Psalms of Praise
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
R is for Railway
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Romeo & Juliet: A BabyLit Counting Primer
by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Brown & Clement Hurd
from HarperFestival
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
Secret Garden: BabyLit Flowers Primer
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Sense and Sensibility: A BabyLit Opposites Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Sherlock Holmes in the Hound of the Baskervilles: A BabyLit Sounds Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
The Umbrella
by Jan Brett
from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Treasure Island - A BabyLit Shapes Primer
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street
from Candlewick Press
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
V is for Vittles
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$12.99
Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
from Philomel Books
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
Waddle!
by Rufus Butler Seder
Brdbk from Workman Publishing
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$16.95
We Believe
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$14.99
Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A BabyLit® Colors Primer
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Wuthering Heights: A BabyLit Weather Primer
BabyLit Books
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99